Cord holder for sadirons



May 18 1926.

ATTORNEY Christian ,5. Rafi C. S. RUFF com: HOLDER FOR SADIRONS Filed March 28 92 car) .6 ITNESS Patented May 18, 1926.

UNETED STATES CHRISTIAN S. RUFF, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

CORD HOLDER FOR SADIRONS.

Application filed March 28, 1924. Serial No. 702,632.

This invention relates to a cord holder for sad irons of either the gas or electric type, and an object of the invention is to provide a holder which may be attached to the handle structure of existing forms of irons without requiring alterations to the irons, and one which will support the cord or flexible hose above the iron, and its handle, and out of the way, so that it will not interfere with the user of the iron, or become entangled with or catch upon the iron which frequently occurs, causing burning of the insulation of the electric cord or burning through the flexible hose through which the gas is supplied, thereby incapacitating the iron until the cord has been amended and in some cases, causes the burn ing out of the iron or the controlling fuse.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder as specified, which may be folded into a comparatively compact position when not in use, and one which will prevent the cord or tube from becoming entangled in the clothes or articles of wearing apparel which are being ironed, and particularly pieces of wearing apparel which have ruflies, laces or the like thereon and are generally of relatively line texture, being easily scorched or burned.

Other objects oi": the invention will appear in the following detail description, and in the accom iianying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an iron showing the in'uproved holder in ope "ative position, thereon.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of an iron showing the holder in folded non-operative position.

Figure 3 is an end elevation 01 the iron showing the holder in. operative position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the iron 1 may be of any approved type either gas or electric, to which the heating medium is fed through a flexible member 2 which in the instance of electric irons, is the approved type of cord comprising thoroughly insulated wires, while in the gas iron. structure, the cord or flexible member 1 is in the form of an insulated hollow tube through which the gas or heating medium passes. The iron 1 has a handle 3 of approved type attached thereto, the hand grip t of which is attached by means of the usual form of screws 5, to the supports 6. The present invention embodies a holder for the flexible member or cord 2, which holder coniprises an attached portion 10 attached by means of one of the screws 5 to the handle structure 3. The attaching portion 10 has a support 11 hingedly connected thereto, as shown at 12, the attaching portion and support being provided with overlapping portions 13 for limiting the vertical or upright movement of the holder 11. The holder 11 may be :tormed either of wire or of a strip of any suitable material. A flat spring 14 is carried by the attaching portion 10, and engages the projecting portion 13 into the holder 11 in holding it in either its upright operative position or its horizontal inoperative position. An upright opening guiding loop 15 is carried by the upper end of the holder 11, and it is preferably formed of any suitable spring material having its free ends curved outwardly to provide nonabrasive guides to the mouth of the loop for facilitating the passing of the flexible member 2 in the loop. The loop is preterably larger in diameter than the cord or flexible member 2, so as to permit movement of the iron 1.

The holder structure proper is held from lateral pivotal movement on the screw 5 as an axis by means of substantially semicircular down-turncd cars 16, which engage on opposite edges of: the portion 6 of the handle structure 3, at the end of the handle. structure to which the holder structure is connected.

It is, of course, to he understood, that the invention may be constructed in various other manners and the parts associatwl in difl'erent relations, and therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner, except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

What I claim is:

A holder for the flexible member for supplying the heating medium to an iron coinprising an attaching portion, ears formed at the lower end of the attaching portion and bent laterally to prevent lateral pivotal movement of the attaching portion, a flexible member holding portion hingedly connected to said attaching portion, an up wardly opening loop on the free end of said holding portion and adapted to slidably sup port said flexible member, and a flat spring carried by the attaching portion and engaging the holding portion.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CHRISTIAN S. RUFE 

